A Dakota County grand jury has returned an indictment charging 48-year-old Jason Philip Filas of Burnsville with first-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of 32-year-old Danielle Grace Warren.

A Minneapolis man with a lengthy history of violent crime has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.

A Dakota County jury has found 58-year-old Troy Michael Mitteness of Burnsville guilty of premeditated first-degree murder and intentional second-degree murder for the 2022 killing of his 82-year-old mother, Sandra Viola Mitteness.

Philip Jedidiah Wong, 27, of Little Canada, Minnesota, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the October 2023 murder of 53-year-old Jianqin Zhang, a woman from China, at an Eagan hotel.

A Burnsville man has been formally charged with second-degree murder after allegedly stabbing the mother of his children to death in their townhome on Wednesday morning while two of their young children were inside.

A woman was found dead with multiple stab wounds Wednesday morning following a domestic disturbance call in Burnsville.

Casimir Semlak, 20, has pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder (drive-by shooting) in connection with the May 2022 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Anthony Skelley.

A Lakeville man has been indicted on charges of first-degree murder following the gruesome death of his sister and her unborn child, Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena announced on Thursday, January 9, 2025.

A West St. Paul man convicted of fatally stabbing his housemate at an adult group home has been sentenced to 367 months in prison.

Amen Jerome Peoples has been convicted and sentenced for involvement in two financial transaction card fraud incidents in Dakota County, Minnesota.

A Dakota County grand jury has indicted 57-year-old Troy Michael Mitteness of Burnsville on charges of premeditated first-degree murder and intentional second-degree murder in connection with the 2022 death of his mother.

A 38-year-old Minneapolis resident is now facing federal charges after being apprehended with a firearm and ammunition despite a prior felony conviction.

John C. Adams II, 43, of West St. Paul, has been found guilty of intentional second-degree murder for the 2020 fatal stabbing of 68-year-old David Eugene Rahn.

Tragedy struck the small community of Empire on Sunday, August 25th, when the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of two deceased individuals in a farm field near 210th Street East and Clayton Avenue.

Cambridge, Minnesota man has been sentenced to 12.75 years for South St. Paul, Minnesota murder.

A Burnsville, Minnesota, woman has been charged with Second-Degree Intentional Murder in the death of 70-year-old Michael Robert Riccio.

The Bloomington Police Department is offering a $2000 reward for information that leads to the finding of April Pease's remains.

A Lakeville, Minnesota, man has been charged with the murder of his Sister and her unborn child.

Around 10 PM on Thursday, May 16, 2024, a marked Lakeville Police squad car was involved in a two-vehicle crash at Cedar Avenue and 205th Street in Lakeville, Minnesota.

The Dakota County Attorney, Kathy Keena, officially announced today that Parker Benson has been sentenced in connection with the fentanyl overdose death of a 15-year-old girl.